cliché; hackneyed phrase
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
hackneyed and meaningless talk; cliché
neutralDescribes statements or ideas that are overused and no longer original or meaningful, often implying emptiness and lack of substance.
Tā他
de的
yǎn演
jiǎng讲
chōng充
mǎn满
le了
chén陈
cí词
làn滥
diào调
，
háo毫
wú无
xīn新
yì意
。
His speech was full of clichés and had no originality.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
wén文
zhāng章
zhǐ只
shì是
xiē些
lǎo老
tào套
de的
chén陈
cí词
làn滥
diào调
。
This article is just a bunch of old, hackneyed phrases.
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Bié别
zài再
chóng重
fù复
nà那
xiē些
chén陈
cí词
làn滥
diào调
le了
，
wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
shí实
jì际
de的
jiě解
jué决
fāng方
àn案
。
Stop repeating those clichés; we need practical solutions.
Zhè这
fèn份
bào报
gào告
lǐ里
de的
chén陈
cí词
làn滥
diào调
lìng令
rén人
shī失
wàng望
。
The clichés in this report are disappointing.